21 January 2025
Barcelona will be an imposing guest on its Portuguese counterpart Benfica today, Tuesday, at the "Da Luz" stadium in the seventh round of the Champions League. Barcelona, led by German coach Hansi Flick, is ranked second in the Champions League standings with 15 points, 3 points behind Liverpool, who are undefeated at the top of the UCL table.
While Benfica, the host team in today's match, is ranked fifteenth in the Champions League standings with 10 points, and hopes to exploit the home advantage and the fans to achieve a positive result against Barcelona today.
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Barcelona coach Hansi Flick indicated the possibility of fielding goalkeeper Szczesny for this match, after the excellent performance he showed in the Classico against Real Madrid.
Goalkeeper: Szczesny.
Defense: Jules Kounde, Pau Coparsi, Ronald Araujo, Alejandro Balde.
Midfield: Marc Casado, Frenkie de Jong, Pedri.
Attack: Lamine Yamal, Raphinha, Robert Lewandowski.
